"In addition to the human cost, this would impact the workforce as a whole and overwhelm the ability of health care systems to provide acute and routine care.'

Experts: Herd immunity is an absolutely terrible idea, you idiots

Wait For Vaccines

While a popular politically-motivated document calls for the U.S. to focus on herd immunity against COVID-19, but doctors agree that it would be disastrous.

Experts: Herd Immunity Is an Absolutely Terrible Idea, You Idiots

READ MORE: <a href="https://gizmodo.com/false-hope-that-will-predictably-backfire-scientists-c-1845381179">&#8216;False Hope That Will Predictably Backfire&#8217;: Scientists Condemn &#8216;Herd Immunity&#8217; Letter</a> [Gizmodo]

More on herd immunity: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/white-hosue-advisor-pushing-herd-immunity-covid-strategy">A White House Advisor Is Pushing a Reckless Herd Immunity COVID Strategy</a>

Treatments

"Instead of selling false hope that will predictably backfire, we must focus on how to manage this pandemic in a safe, responsible, and equitable way."

Good news for them, but establishing herd immunity would still be a disastrous plan for the U.S.

A Brazilian city may have had enough COVID-19 cases to reach herd immunity

Public Health

Research suggests that the city of Manaus, Brazil may be experience a coronavirus slowdown because enough people got sick to develop herd immunity.

A Brazilian City May Have Had Enough COVID-19 Cases to Reach Herd Immunity

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.popsci.com/story/health/covid-19-herd-immunity-brazilian-city-manaus/">A Brazilian city may have achieved herd immunity to COVID-19—but not without a cost</a> [Popular Science]

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Experts: Herd Immunity Is an Absolutely Terrible Idea, You Idiots

A Brazilian City May Have Had Enough COVID-19 Cases to Reach Herd Immunity

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